SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.,– Fluidigm Corporation (NASDAQ:FLDM) today introduced four new integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs) designed to meet the challenges associated with production genomics. These new offerings are expected to make substantial contributions to laboratories performing high sample throughput digital PCR, genotyping, and targeted panel testing. “Today, we unveil four innovative devices, each responding to […]

Today Roche announced the global launch of its new High Pure FFPET RNA Isolation Kit as well as the RealTime ready cDNA Pre-Amp Master & Primer Pools. Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPET) samples from biopsies or micro-dissections are frequently used for retrospective studies, primarily in oncology. They also represent an increasingly important resource for biomarker research […]

CARLSBAD, Calif.,– MO BIO Laboratories, Inc., the leader in soil, stool and microbial nucleic acid purification, announces the launch of the PowerMag™ Microbiome RNA/DNA Isolation Kit, for automated, hands-free purification of nucleic acids from stool, biosolids and gut material using the Eppendorf epMotion® automated pipetting system. The PowerMag™ Microbiome RNA/DNA isolation kit is the latest […]

Vernon Hills, Ill., —Achieve better sample integrity and longer DNA with the new PBI Shredder SG3 from Cole-Parmer. Ideal for the extraction of DNA, RNA, protein, mitochondria, and small molecules, the device creates a closed system in which to safely prepare samples. It is also portable for easy and efficient field collection. Its closed system […]

SAN JOSE, Calif., – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the Thermo Scientific Hormones Application Kit, a complete package designed to simplify the detection and analysis of hormone contaminants in ground water and drinking water samples using liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). This application kit is designed to streamline […]

WALTHAM, Mass.– PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader focused on improving the health and safety of people and the environment, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. The Company reported GAAP earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.25, compared to $0.25 in the third quarter of 2011. Revenue […]

SAN FRANCISCO – –This week’s Roddenberry International Symposium on Cellular Reprogramming in San Francisco will be Drs. Shinya Yamanaka and John Gurdon first public appearance together since being named 2012 Nobel Laureates, according to the ISSCR’s (International Society for Stem Cell Research) website. The Roddenberry International Symposium is a collaborative effort between the ISSCR and […]

TORRANCE, Calif — On the 16th and 17th of November, over 700 Phenomenex employees, friends, family and community members will set forth to hand pack 150,000 meals to feed thousands of starving children in the developing world. Through a partnership with Minnesota-based Feed My Starving Children (FMSC), Phenomenex volunteers will prepare these life-saving meals at […]

WOBURN, Mass., — Covaris Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Life Technologies Corporation enabling Life Technologies to offer the Covaris M220 Focused-ultrasonicator system to users of Ion Torrent Next-Generation Sequencing platforms. Compact, cost effective, easy-to-use, and quiet; the M220 Focused-ultrasonicator is the ideal fragmenting system for PGM™ and Proton™ users. The M220 […]

BURLINGTON, ON, CANADA – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today introduced the new Thermo Scientific Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction WorkStation. The fully automated workflow offers consistent, high-speed purifications by combining several Thermo Fisher tools into one turnkey solution. Designed to provide cost- and time-effective nucleic acid extraction, users can process […]